Abstract
Clear formulation and communication of learning goals is an acknowledged best practice in instruction at all levels. Typically, in curricula and course management systems, dedicated places for specifying learning goals at course-level exist. However, even in higher education, learning goals are typically formulated in a very heterogeneous manner. They are often not concrete enough to serve as guidance for students to master a lecture or to foster self-regulated learning. In this paper, we present a systematics for formulating learning goals for university courses, and a web-based widget that visualises these learning goals within a university’s learning management system. The systematics is based on the revised version of Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives by Anderson and Krathwohl. We evaluated both the learning goal systematics and the web-based widget in three lectures at our university. The participating lecturers perceived the systematics as easy-to-use and as helpful to structure their course and the learning content. Students’ perceived benefits lay in getting a quick overview of the lecture and its content as well as clear information regarding the requirements for passing the exam. By analysing the widget’s activity log data, we could show that the widget helps students to track their learning progress and supports them in planning and conducting their learning in a self-regulated way. This work highlights how theory-based best practice in teaching can be transferred into a digital learning environment; at the same time it highlights that good non-technical systematics for formulating learning goals positively impacts on teaching and learning.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Technology-Enhanced Learning for a Free, Safe, and Sustainable World - 16th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2021, Proceedings |
Editors | Tinne De Laet, Roland Klemke, Carlos Alario-Hoyos, Isabel Hilliger, Alejandro Ortega-Arranz |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 1-15 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030864354 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 16th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2021 - Online Conference, Bolzano, Italy Duration: 20 Sept 2021 → 24 Sept 2021 Conference number: 16 |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) |
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Volume | 12884 LNCS |
ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Conference
Conference | 16th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2021 |
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Abbreviated title | EC-TEL 2021 |
Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Bolzano |
Period | 20/09/21 → 24/09/21 |
Keywords
- Learning goal systematics
- Learning goal widget
- Learning goals
- Self-regulated learning
- User study